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This is a great collection of poetry from our High Peaks Pure Earth “I Am Tibetan” series designed by a friend. We originally printed it out on tracing paper and it was stitched at the top using red and yellow thread. Easy DIY for anyone who wants to try… otherwise here is the pdf online:

Award-winning journalist and author of “Murder in the High Himalaya”, Jonathan Green, will screen eyewitness footage on the killing of a young Tibetan nun by Chinese border guards (the first visual documentation of China’s treatment of Tibetans in its border areas) and discuss the issue of bearing witness to human rights abuses in China, and reporting on Tibet.

Jonathan will also be joined by Jonathan Mirsky, journalist and renowned China expert; Thubten Samdup; The Dalai Lama’s Representative for Northern Europe and the discussion will be chaired by Kate Saunders, Communications Director, International Campaign for Tibet.

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On a typically cold, grey January evening in central London, Tibetans and supporters gathered opposite the Royal Courts of Justice to protest against the Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang’s visit. As usual, Chinese “welcomers” were given pole position with their drums, megaphones and flags.

Photo via SFT UK

There wasn’t much unusual about this protest really but one thing I noticed was that the Chinese party seemed to take great pleasure out of blasting Chinese pop songs about Tibet at us! Maybe I just hadn’t really noticed if they had done it before in the past but when the tune started to ring a bell I realised they were playing the official song that commemorated the opening of the railway to Tibet in 2006. The song was called “Tian Lu” and it was sung by Han Hong, I’ve seen Tian Lu translated in different ways, I guess it could be Sky Road or Heavenly Road.

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A story that I enjoy telling to friends is how I had an article published in China in March 2009 in none other than People’s Daily! Generally the reaction is of total disbelief and looking back now, I can’t quite believe it myself but it really happened and here is the proof!

The topic of the article was “My Trip to Tibet”. Admittedly it’s not my masterpiece but it’s still fun that this is something I have written that was probably seen by the most people! I’m definitely taking this along with me next time I apply for a China visa…